It’s that time of year again. No, not when I write my now seemingly annual article (sorry, I’ll try and get back to it!), but rather the time when clubs anxiously await their fate as to which division they’ll be competing in the following season. Why, though, does it always come to this? Advertisements

Workington have signed 18-year-old forward Michael McLellan on a one-month loan deal from Preston North End.

The deal for the Northern Ireland under-21 international came shortly after the news that fellow striker Jonny Wright would be ruled out for around 5 weeks after picking up an ankle injury during the Reds’ defeat at Boston in last week’s FA Trophy tie.